St James' Choir follows the Fab Four to Abbey Road

Members of the Finchampstead choir cross the famous zebra crossing outside Abbey Road studios

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Singers from a Finchampstead choir stepped into the shoes of The Beatles when recorded at the famous Abbey Road studios.

Members of the St James’ Choir put on headphones and sang into microphones for a professional recording at the London studios on June 18.

The recording was part of a massed choirs production of composer Karl Jenkins’ newest work, The Peacemakers.

Andrew Bosley, director of music at the choir, said: “It was brilliant and it all went extremely well.

“We had a rehearsal in the morning and then went to Abbey Road and did the recording which was conducted by Karl Jenkins.

“One of the things that struck him was that our junior choir were the only kids who took part. It was mainly adults but we decided when we got the application forms that we would take them for the experience and they rose to the occasion as they normally do.

“We have a very dedicated and very good junior choir.”

During the trip the youngsters also took a walk along the zebra crossing outside the studios to recreate the famous album cover by The Beatles.

Mr Bosley said: “I think they were excited once we reminded them who The Beatles were.

“The first person to record at Abbey Road was the composer Elgar and so many famous names have recorded there, it was just great to be part of it.”

The composition, which features 800 choir members from around the country, will debut in New York in January.